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Report of the independent inquiry into the care and treatment of Mariam Miles, December 2006.
The report makes a number of recommendations for improvements to mental health care in Tower Hamlets.
In July 2004, Mariam Miles was convicted of the manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility of her husband Mr Edward Miles in May 2003. Mrs Miles had been receiving treatment for mental illness since July 1996. She had been admitted to hospital on four occasions, most recently being discharged in December 2002. Following her conviction a hospital treatment order, under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act with additional restrictions set out in section 41 Mental Health Act (without limit of time) was made and she was transferred to a secure psychiatric ward.
The inquiry was commissioned to examine the care and treatment of Mariam Miles by North East London Strategic Health Authority in accordance with Department of Health guidance.
Published December 2006
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